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Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - The celebrations of the Holy Year of the Archdiocese of Jakarta coincide with the launch of the “Kabar Baik” (“Good News”) initiative. The newly created Catholic web platform is dedicated to evangelization and the dissemination of faith content in Bahasa language. The “Kabar Baik” platform aims in particular to inspire Catholic journalists to make key messages from the magisterium of Pope Francis accessible and disseminated to a wider audience.
The new evangelization initiative was presented during a special jubilee pilgrimage undertaken in recent days by the faithful of Jakarta to the “Prayer Garden of Our Lady of Akita”, located in the Pantai Indah Kapuk settlement in the north of the Indonesian capital.
Although it was built very recently, in 2023, the "Prayer Garden of Our Lady of Akita" has quickly become a place of pilgrimage for Catholics throughout Indonesia who seek a place of prayer and reflection. Edisson Djingga, the Director of the shrine, confirms to Fides that "the presence of the faithful from all over the country and also Catholic pilgrims from mainland China come here".
The Jubilee pilgrimage, which was attended by over 700 faithful from various parishes of the diocese, was led by Fr. Yustinus Sulistiadi, initiator of the "Kabar Baik" platform, who also presided over the Eucharist concelebrated by priests from other parishes.
The pilgrimage was intended to provide the Catholic community with an opportunity to reflect on their faith and to embrace the renewal and spirit of conversion offered to every believer during the Holy Year. Father Sulistiadi encouraged the faithful to welcome the launch of "Kabar Baik" with a spirit of hope. The initiative marks "the beginning of a deeper journey to understand, implement and disseminate the pastoral messages of Pope Francis".
The platform aims to "take up, follow up and deepen three key messages of Pope Francis' visit to Indonesia in September 2024", stresses Father Sulistiadi.
"One of them is the importance of building strong and fraternal relationships with people of different faiths"; the second is "care for the common home"; the third is "promoting social justice, as the Church plays a crucial role in promoting human dignity, equality and justice in society". Through initiatives such as Kabar Baik, the priest concluded, the spirit of the Jubilee Year will continue to inspire and guide the Catholic community in Jakarta and throughout Indonesia. (PA/MH) (Agenzia Fides, 21/2/2025)
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